Olympic Family
Olympic Family

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Inside the Olympic Industry
Inside the Olympic Industry

Author: Helen Lenskyj

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2000-07-14

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780791447550

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Analysis from the perspective of those adversely affected by the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of hosting an Olympic Games.

Go, Gwen, Go
Go, Gwen, Go

Author: Elizabeth Jorgensen

Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport

Published: 2019-10-22

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1782554858

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Narrated in alternating voices by mother Nancy and sister Elizabeth, Go, Gwen, Go is an inspiring story about Olympian Gwen Jorgensen and her family. This memoir introduces a young woman of modest athletic achievements who uses desire and discipline to attain the ultimate in sport—the Olympic Gold. You will enter the secret world of Olympic training, professional coaching, international travel, sponsor funding, anti-doping requirements, athlete nutrition, and sports physiotherapy. You will be granted an inside look at the personal life of a professional triathlete, complete with family crises and holiday celebrations. During her triathlon career, Gwen became the first American woman to win a World Triathlon Series event, the first person in history to win 12 consecutive races on the ITU circuit, and the first American triathlete, man or woman, to win an Olympic Gold medal. In this inspiring story, Gwen Jorgensen and her family grow together, from average to Olympian.

Family Power
Family Power

Author: Mark Lopez

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-11-03

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1101149167

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An inspiring sports memoir from the family who captured America?s heart at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Lopez family set new records at the Beijing Olympics with three siblings on the same U.S. taekwondo team?and a fourth sibling as their coach. Mark took the silver medal, and Steven and Diana both brought home the bronze, with big brother Jean coaching them to victory. Here, for the first time, is the inspiring story of a family united behind a dream. In 1972 Julio Lopez and his wife Ondina emigrated from Nicaragua, hoping for a better life for their family in America. In an atmosphere of love, support, mutual respect, and healthy competition, their children trained hard in taekwondo, daring to dream they might reach the pinnacle of their athletic field in the Olympics. Told in turn by Steven, Mark, Diana, and Jean, this is the incredible story of how one close-knit family?s boundless determination and rock-solid support system took them from their home in Texas to Olympic glory in Beijing.

The Greatest Olympics
The Greatest Olympics

Author: Kim Un-yong

Publisher: Seoul Selection

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1624121403

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Greatest Olympics It calls 1988 Seoul Olympics as the greatest Olympics. The author, the Former IOC Vice President Kim Un-yong in his book, calls the 24th Seoul Olympics as the greatest festival of mankind. He says Seoul Olympics put the Olympic Games on a right track, contributing to the development and democratization of Korea. He further says the Seoul Games will be recorded in history as the Games which gave desire and hope to Eastern European countries.

The Olympic Games Explained
The Olympic Games Explained

Author: Vassil Girginov

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780415346047

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This new student textbook explores the history and meaning of the modern Olympic Games, providing a comprehensive overview of 'Olympism' from the Ancient Greeks origins through to the beginnings of the International Olympic Committee.

Going for Gold
Going for Gold

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2006-06-05

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780215029096

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Reply to 3rd report, HC 588-I (ISBN 0215027906).

The Economics of Staging the Olympics
The Economics of Staging the Olympics

Author: Holger Preuss

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781781008690

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This book arises from the need to analyse, in detail, the various economic aspects that the Olympic Games mean for host cities. Since 1984 increasingly more cities in the world have announced their interest in staging the Olympic Games, making it a festival with significant economic dimensions. What followed have been economic triumphs and tragedies, glories and fiascos - all are included in the 36 years of Olympic history reviewed in this book." - foreword.